OT: Zeppelin stole Stairway to Heaven!

[Maniac]

This changes everything. Hacks.

http://mic.com/articles/101850/a-us-...ight-be-stolen

[TRENT]

what is this the Old spirit article?

This changes everything. Hacks.

http://mic.com/articles/101850/a-us-...ight-be-stolen

didn't even look but if it is; this is older than most posters on here.

[Two Gap Penetrator]

I thought so

It doesn't sound like anything they'd write. Worst Zeppelin song.

[Damned Thing]

A lot of their songs are based on previous songs....that's no surprise. It's a subjective fine line between being inspired by another song and ripping it off.

[art vandelay]

A lot of their songs are based on previous songs....that's no surprise. It's a subjective fine line between being inspired by another song and ripping it off.

this. they certainly borrowed a lot of material.

[AthensEagle]

Never heard of them

[TRENT]

Jimmy Page was a huge thief, only followed by the biggest of them all

James Marshall Hendrix...


that guy could take a tunaround before a bridge in a song you never heard and write Cross town traffic,,or manic depression,,trust me,,melody lifting is common practice.

[Two Gap Penetrator]

Bwah!

Funny!

[Regal]

It's complete bullshit. Many bands have used that opening progression. Also, Cream, Hendrix, The Stones, The Dead, The Doors, and The Beatles borrowed from other artists yet Zep is the only one who gets blamed. Lame imo.

Also, even if they did "borrow" the opening, it doesn't take away from the rest of the song. F Spirit!!!

[joe]

It's complete bullshit. Many bands have used that opening progression.

how many bands has willie dixon had to sue (successfully) for stealing multiple songs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyvLsutfI5M

[TerpEagle]

This changes everything. Hacks.

http://mic.com/articles/101850/a-us-...ight-be-stolen

They stole a lot of songs.

[Maniac]

didn't even look but if it is; this is older than most posters on here.

So is Led Zeppelin's music. Did they crusade against Napster? Double standard!

[Regal]

It's complete bullshit. Many bands have used that opening progression.

how many bands has willie dixon had to sue (successfully) for stealing multiple songs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyvLsutfI5M

I guarantee that Willie Dixon borrowed many of those riffs and lyrics too.

[Susquehanna Birder]

http://everythingisaremix.info/watch-the-series/

[Drama Queen]

Yes.

...but there are two paths you can go by.